Replay: Lions vs. Bears live blog

From Oct. 2, 2016

Tony Romo and his bad back for Stafford and a first straight up, get 'er done Lions.

by Chadrock10/2/2016 6:39:06 PM

Mercifully, the half ends... for both teams. Not as bad as last year's game, but not a good football game either.

by I Bleed Honolulu Blue10/2/2016 6:39:11 PM

Lions look like a pig with lipstick on it

by Tim10/2/2016 6:39:20 PM

I ran the wrong route? I could've walked into the end zone. Lions fans aren't smart

by Tate10/2/2016 6:39:31 PM

I'm sure Caldwell will give a great halftime speech and they will come out fired up. NOT

by Ken10/2/2016 6:39:47 PM

Howdy from Texas. Darn these Lions are so frustrating. Are they going to wait until they're 1-7 again to start playing better?

by Texas Pete10/2/2016 6:40:00 PM

Playoffs? PLAYOFFS??!!

by Speedo10/2/2016 6:40:03 PM

.........I thought the sign in the Lion's clubhouse was "Play like a Lion today"

by Kwame's Bowtie10/2/2016 6:40:05 PM

Please jake come and save this team

by Tim10/2/2016 6:40:11 PM

golden tate should be cut

by goldentatesucks10/2/2016 6:40:16 PM

Tate looks like he is throwing games this season. Dude might be mad that he still isnt a number one reciever.

by Randy10/2/2016 6:40:22 PM

the good news is, when they start slow (too often, check the coaching and QB) they usually come out int the 2nd half and come back. This game is for their taking. They need to put in Dwayne Washington from the line of scrimmage.

by Dubt10/2/2016 6:40:29 PM

LOL @Ken

by Joey Pancake10/2/2016 6:40:31 PM

Well, the real Chadrock will now sign off. Not sure why the fake one is posting as an imposter.

by Chadrock10/2/2016 6:40:36 PM

Totally unprepared. How does Caldwell have a job?

by DaninPHX10/2/2016 6:40:38 PM

Joshua, if Quinn did fire Caldwell during the season who would you expect to be the head coach the remainder of the season?

by Jdk10/2/2016 6:41:15 PM

Teryl Austin, without a doubt.

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:41:23 PM

Hey, it could be worse........we could be up 21 - 3 again

by Kwame's Bowtie10/2/2016 6:41:26 PM

Bright side!

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:41:33 PM

worst franchise in all of sports

by faceblood10/2/2016 6:41:35 PM

@LobbyBayne - The Detroit Lions have won 4 NFL Championships...only 10 teams have won more...

by Fan Since 5710/2/2016 6:41:39 PM

Bright side!

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:41:43 PM

@UncleSnarky but the lions did not have any time outs? If they run up the middle, they may not have time for another play. But I agree that Stafford should have recognized the coverage and changed the play. I wonder if he just assumed that Tate saw the same thing as him and expected Tate to alter his route outside of the play call.

by Ep310/2/2016 6:42:11 PM

I would imagine that's what Stafford thought.

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:42:21 PM

The Jake Rudock solution

by Tim10/2/2016 6:42:22 PM

Not even on the roster.

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:42:28 PM

@Jdk Does it really matter? It's not this season if we were to fire the coach that would matter, it would be what/who is available in the future.

by Uncle Snarky10/2/2016 6:42:35 PM

Just heard that half of the Lions players want to retire and not play the second half today.

by Benchme10/2/2016 6:42:38 PM

Benchme with some breaking news.

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:42:56 PM

Gripping game. Just to let you guys know, I'm busy making potato soup so my day is not a total loss. Still here watching the game (so-called game) tho...

by Smoke2510/2/2016 6:43:08 PM

But you'd think that, in half a century, the Lions might accidentally win a championship once.

by Mikbee10/2/2016 6:43:12 PM

Who would be a good replacement for Caldwell?

by Joey Pancake10/2/2016 6:43:28 PM

Then would Austin be auditioning for the job next year or would the entire staff be fired?

by Jdk10/2/2016 6:43:46 PM

Stafford 11 of 20 passing for 90 yards in the first half. Brian Hoyer is 18 of 25 for 173 yards

@Ep3 I would think they would have a dive option play in their books for such a situation. Just run the ball, don't run routes. Get back up to the line in a hurry, and spike it. Keep possession without risking the pick. It's not an easy play to run, but I've seen it done by good teams in the past.

by Uncle Snarky10/2/2016 6:44:23 PM

@Joey The guy outside the stadium pushing the shopping cart full of cans...

by Woodie10/2/2016 6:44:25 PM

The Red Sox are having someone sing the Dominican National anthem in David Ortiz's final regular season game. Has to be the first time that's happened.

by Joshua Mansour10/2/2016 6:45:29 PM

The natural choice to replace Caldwell in season would of course be Austin. Beyond that? Who knows, Magic 8 Ball keeps saying Josh Daniels though...

by Uncle Snarky10/2/2016 6:45:34 PM

Josh McDaniel will coach the Lions next season.

by Beer gut10/2/2016 6:45:36 PM

@Ep3 I agree, Tate and Stafford evidently didn't reach the same page

by Uncle Snarky10/2/2016 6:45:49 PM

@UncleSnarky another thing on Stafford. The lions have had some pretty solid backup QBs while Stafford has been in Detroit. And all of them have been sent packing after a season. I speculate that the organization treats Stafford with kid gloves and they do everything to protect him emotionally and keep him on a pedestal.